Animation Workshop | Learn Character Animation

“BASIC  FOUNDATION”

In this character animation course we will learn the basic principles of animation. Starting off from a bouncing ball to completing a walk-cycle with personality, we will learn about arc, timing, spacing, overlap, weight shift, anticipation, secondary movement, and exaggeration to achieve believable movement. Beginning animators must plant deep roots in to the basics if they hope to grow into the artists they aspire to become.

Class Detail

• Class 1 ~ Introduction of 12 Principles of Animation and Animation tools.
• Class 2 ~ Animating a Bouncing Ball.
• Class 3 ~ Animating a Ball with Different Weight.
• Class 4 ~ Animating a Ball through an Obstacle Course.
• Class 5 ~ Finishing a Ball through an Obstacle Course.
• Class 6 ~ Animating a Pendulum.
• Class 7 ~ Animating a Simple Ball Character.
• Class 8 ~ Animating a Jump.
• Class 9 ~ Animating a Simple Walkcycle.
• Class 10 ~ Finishing the Walkcycle with Character and Appeal.

Target Audience

• No previous experience with Character Animation or Software Tools is required but it is helpful.

“BODY MECHANICS”

In this character animation course we will learn and explore the amazing world of body mechanics to create believable and convincing character movement and locomotion. Body mechanics is a two-word phrase used to describe the movements we make each day during normal activities, including lying in bed, sitting, standing, lifting, pulling, pushing and walking. We will learn how to maintain balance, gravity, force, path of action, timing and spacing to tackle almost any situation a character encounters.

Class Detail

• Class 1 ~ Introduction to Body Mechanics.
• Class 2 ~ Clarity in Blocking.
• Class 3 ~ Walk through from Blocking to Final. (Animating a character with hip and legs)
• Class 4 ~ Hip in Depth.
• Class 5 ~ Walk through from Blocking to Final.
• Class 6 ~ Weight and Balance.
• Class 7 ~ Walk through from Blocking to Final. (Animating a full body character)
• Class 8 ~ Advance Posing.
• Class 9 ~ Arc and Path of Action.
• Class 10 ~ Timing and Spacing. Polishing the animation.
  

Target Audience

• BASIC FOUNDATION Skill Set

“ADVANCED BODY MECHANICS”

In this character animation course we will fine tune our knowledge of body mechanics, where we go one step further and under the hood to tackle and master the art and science behind a good act in character animation with proper staging and composition.

Class Detail

• Class 1 ~ Introduction to Staging and Composition.
• Class 2 ~ Walk-through: Blocking to Final.
• Class 3 ~ Advance Arcs and Path of Action.
• Class 4 ~ Introduction to Locomotion.
• Class 5 ~ Walk-through: Animating Physicality.
• Class 6 ~ Advance Overlap and Anticipation.
• Class 7 ~ Introduction to Phrasing.
• Class 8 ~ Clarity and Overlapping Ideas.
• Class 9 ~ Walk-through: Blocking to Final.
• Class 10 ~ Advance Timing and Spacing. Design Applied to Animation.

Target Audience

• BODY MECHANICS Skill Set

“ACTING”

In this character animation course we learn how to do acting shots. Acting is all about things we do! We will concentrate on some of the important elements that are needed to bring the character come to life by improving the overall realism and appeal on screen by emphasizing a proper blend of body language and facial acting through Pantomime.

Class Detail

• Class 1 ~ Intro to Acting.
• Class 2 ~ Pantomime.
• Class 3 ~ Generating Ideas for Acting.
• Class 4 ~ Secondary Action.
• Class 5 ~ Gesture and Body Language.
• Class 6 ~ Introduction to Dialogue.
• Class 7 ~ Body Mechanics and Acting.
• Class 8 ~ Animating Eyes and Eye Blink.
• Class 9 ~ Personality and Logic.
• Class 10 ~ Animating Hands. The Language of Films.

Target Audience

• ADVANCE BODY MECHANICS Skill Set

“FACIAL ACTING & LIP-SYNC“

In this character animation course we learn how to do closeup facial acting shot with dialogue. We will learn to animate an interesting audio based shot with dialogue with in-depth emphasis on facial performance and emotion to implant the personality of your choice into your character.

Class Detail

• Class 1 – Intro of Lip-sync.
• Class 2 – Voice characterization.
• Class 3 – Ideas for Lip-sync.
• Class 4 – Principle of Lip-sync.
• Class 5 – Phrasing.
• Class 6 – Body Language.
• Class 7 – Animators as Actor.
• Class 8 – Secondary Action.
• Class 9 – Change of Expression.
• Class 10 – Interior Monologue. Animation polising and touch-ups.

Target Audience

• ACTING Skill Set

“FULL BODY ACTING”

In this character animation course we learn how to animate a full body acting shot with an appealing  blend of body and facial performance with dialogue. We will learn to animate an entertaining audio based shot with full body gestures and facial emotions giving importance to the most interesting ideas and artistic direction to suit the personality of your character.

Class Details

• Class 1 – Story-boarding (Visualize a Story, Concept)
• Class 2 – Detail Animatic (Story Pitch, Animatic, Layout, Blocking)
• Class 3 – Learn how to start an acting shot
• Class 4 – Integrating multi-character animation
• Class 5 – Taking control in animation
• Class 6 to 10 – Final improvement, polish and completion (Notes, Review, Q&A)

Target Audience

• FACIAL ACTING & LIP SYNC Skill Set